Saturday, February 19
JACKSONVILLE
2 p.m.
Jax State
42
vs
58
Tennessee State
2/19/2011 5:29:34 PM | Women's Basketball
Final Stats
JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State's February swoon continued as Tennessee State spoiled the Gamecocks' home finale 58-42 on Saturday in Ohio Valley Conference women's hoops action.
With the loss, JSU drops to 9-19 on the season and 6-11 in league play with one OVC contest left at Tennessee Tech next Saturday. The 16-point loss was the fourth-straight for Jax State. The Lady Tigers of TSU remained in the chase for a spot in the OVC Tournament as they improved to 8-19 overall and 4-12 in OVC games.
With post season hopes in its own hands with a win on the home floor, the Gamecocks picked an inopportune time to go in a cold shooting spell. JSU finished 16-of-66 from the field (24 %) came up short in rebounds, 52-47. The 42-point output is the lowest in conference play this season and second-lowest point production of the season as the Red and White were held to 39 points at Florida State. JSU did not produce a double-digit scorer for the first time this season as Senior Danielle Beneby and junior Brittany Wiley led the squad with nine points each. Beneby, playing at Pete Mathews Coliseum for the final time, posted a career-high four blocks along with moving past the 100 season assists plateau with three dish outs.
The cold shooting began early for the Gamecocks as they did not make their first basket until the 13:43 mark of the opening half. After JSU took its only lead of the contest after Beneby scored the game's first point off the free throw line at 19:29. TSU opened a 9-1 lead before JSU clawed back to even the score at 12-12 with 6:13 left in the opening period. TSU finished the half on a 10-2 run to take a 22-14 lead into the halftime break. The Gamecocks finished the first 20 minutes, shooting 18 percent from the field after making just 6-of-33.
After TSU's lead dwindled to three points after the first six minutes of the second half, the Lady Tigers extended the lead out to 46-27 after putting together a 17-2 scoring spurt to seal up the road win. The Lady Tigers held their largest lead at 54-33 with just over six minutes left in the contest. Playing in its second game without its leading scorer, TSU's Destiney Gaston and Kim Haynes picked up the slack. Gaston finished with a game-high 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Haynes added 13 points.
Jax State's contest with Tennessee Tech next Saturday is set to get underway at 5:30 p.m. The game will be carried by the Gamecock Sports Network.
JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State's February swoon continued as Tennessee State spoiled the Gamecocks' home finale 58-42 on Saturday in Ohio Valley Conference women's hoops action.
With the loss, JSU drops to 9-19 on the season and 6-11 in league play with one OVC contest left at Tennessee Tech next Saturday. The 16-point loss was the fourth-straight for Jax State. The Lady Tigers of TSU remained in the chase for a spot in the OVC Tournament as they improved to 8-19 overall and 4-12 in OVC games.
With post season hopes in its own hands with a win on the home floor, the Gamecocks picked an inopportune time to go in a cold shooting spell. JSU finished 16-of-66 from the field (24 %) came up short in rebounds, 52-47. The 42-point output is the lowest in conference play this season and second-lowest point production of the season as the Red and White were held to 39 points at Florida State. JSU did not produce a double-digit scorer for the first time this season as Senior Danielle Beneby and junior Brittany Wiley led the squad with nine points each. Beneby, playing at Pete Mathews Coliseum for the final time, posted a career-high four blocks along with moving past the 100 season assists plateau with three dish outs.
The cold shooting began early for the Gamecocks as they did not make their first basket until the 13:43 mark of the opening half. After JSU took its only lead of the contest after Beneby scored the game's first point off the free throw line at 19:29. TSU opened a 9-1 lead before JSU clawed back to even the score at 12-12 with 6:13 left in the opening period. TSU finished the half on a 10-2 run to take a 22-14 lead into the halftime break. The Gamecocks finished the first 20 minutes, shooting 18 percent from the field after making just 6-of-33.
After TSU's lead dwindled to three points after the first six minutes of the second half, the Lady Tigers extended the lead out to 46-27 after putting together a 17-2 scoring spurt to seal up the road win. The Lady Tigers held their largest lead at 54-33 with just over six minutes left in the contest. Playing in its second game without its leading scorer, TSU's Destiney Gaston and Kim Haynes picked up the slack. Gaston finished with a game-high 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Haynes added 13 points.
Jax State's contest with Tennessee Tech next Saturday is set to get underway at 5:30 p.m. The game will be carried by the Gamecock Sports Network.
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